Faith Blind Faith

Today I sat down to do my normal 20 of reading. It came to me so easily that before I knew it I had read 30 pages. Now, I thought to my self what am I supposed to get from all this reading? I read the same 30 pages four different times trying to figure out just what it meant and still could not find anything to write. I prayed asking the master to help me find what it was he wanted me to take from the passage he had me read. Then I put my bible down and left it sit trusting in the master to show me the way.
This morning as my eyes were opening I heard these words. "Trust him and he will be there to help you." Then it really hit me. I have been seeing this commercial on tv about being there. Now if I put them together I get what it was I was supposed to take from the passage I read. {Ezekiel 44 to Daniel 10} The writings in this section are about visions, dreams, the rise and fall of great nations and kings, but most of all Faith in the one true living God. If we truly trust in him he will provide and protect us.
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego were accused of not bowing down and paying tribute to the idol that Nebuchadnezzar had built. When they were brought before him they were given a chance to save themselves by simply bowing to the golden image. However, when the music sounded for the people to pay tribute they stayed true to the one true living God and refused to bow down. For this they were bound and thrown into a fire pit that was made seven times hotter than normal. When they were thrown into the fire the men who threw them in were burned and they were unharmed. King Neb couldn’t believe his eyes and had to ask how many were thrown into the pit. He saw four bodies in there walking around. The son of God had come to the three men and dwelt with them and protected them from the flames. When he saw this he set forth a decree that stated, "no-one was allowed to speak against the one true living God for there was no other God who could deliver like this." Daniel 3:29
Daniel when he was in power honored God three times a day and treated his people well. This caused the other rulers in that land to become angry with him. In order to have him removed they plotted against him. They went to the king {Darius} and had a law made up that made worship to any God a crime for 30 days. Anyone who violated this law was subject to being tossed to the lions. Daniel kept his daily routine and was brought before King Darius who was angry with himself for making such a law had to follow through with the punishment. So he ordered that Daniel be tossed into the lions den with a large stone placed over top. As Daniel was being put into the den King Darius spoke to Daniel saying, " Your God, whom you serve continually, He will deliver you." Daniel 6:16 The king lost sleep and did not eat or celebrate that night as he was worried about Daniel. However Daniel kept his faith and was saved when God sent down Angels to close the lions mouth. When Daniel was saved, King Darius made a decree stating that all must tremble and fear before the God of Daniel. Daniel 6:26
"THIS IS THE KIND OF FAITH WE AS A PEOPLE ARE TO DISPLAY TO GOD. IN RETURN FOR OUR UNBENDING FAITH HE {GOD} WILL PROVIDE FOR US IN EVERY WAY. FAITH..... IS A SMALL WORD WITH HUGE POWER. TRY IT. I DO ,,,, DAILY
In this time of people trying to tear Christianity down we should be building back up one person at a time. If each of us would place our fath in God on a deep heart felt level just think how strong not only we as an individual would become but our country would once again be the strong leader it was meant to be. The men in this passage were ready to physically give their lives for their belief {faith} in the one true living God. Today people don’t even acknowledge that they even believe in God let alone have faith in him. The government is also partly to blame for this. This country was founded on Christian Principles. When I was in school we started out day with the pledge of allegiance, and they Star Spangled Banner. There was an English class available to us where the Bible was the text book. Nowadays if you have a Bible in school and your reading it or praying your looked down upon. However if your from some other religion its ok to take time out to pray and read. I’m not saying deny them their rights to practice their religion. But they came to our country if they want to practice their ways that’s fine let them. But, that does not mean that we have to stop practicing our ways of showing out faith and thankfulness to our God. What I mean to say is this. When this country and its people stood up and embraced their Belief and Faith in God we were a strong and proud people. Everything seemed to be going good for us. We were in control because we treated other nations with the respect we were brought up to show. Now that we have gone away from some of our beliefs and some of our freedoms. I mean the freedom is there for us to practice our religion but we are restricted in where we do it. In this country we used to have our government as well as the schools and churches all believing and trusting in God. I think its time we all get back on the same page and start believing honestly and putting our troubles and faith in
Gods hands. A true faith in God will lead us out of this mess we are in. It seems that every few years we go a little wacko and there is lots of hardship to follow. We pull back together and things get better.
In summary, I am by no means saying our leaders are not believers in God. What I am saying is in my own opinion I think if more of our leaders and people in leadership roles were to show their true faith a little more to the people around them. There would be more people willing to trust in God completely.
It is also my belief that people who come to this country are attaching our belief because they know it is our strength. Our belief and trust in God not only in word but in our hearts is our basic foundation of our lives and that of this country. Once again, these are my opinions and you can agree with them or not its your choice. Until we meet here again I wish you Godspeed.